OSHA Injury Report: Fresenius Kabi, LLC - Pleasant Prairie Distribution Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was being trained on safe operation of the Walkie[REDACTED] (PIT). He was in the process of demonstrating his ability to operate the Walkie[REDACTED] (PIT) during the practical portion of the training class (i.e. practicing maneuvers) on the Walkie[REDACTED] (PIT).

What happened

The employee was practicing maneuvers on the [REDACTED] ([REDACTED]) during the practical demonstration part of the [REDACTED] training when he lost control (lost grip of the lever) and fell over the control arm after the [REDACTED] came to a sudden full stop thus landing landing on left shoulder. The [REDACTED] stopped due to the lever being released (let-go) on a very sharp left-turn and the lever suddenly going into the full horizontal (i.e. brake stop) position thus the momentum causing the employee to lose balance and fall over the lever and onto the floor landing on his left shoulder.

Injury or illness

Left shoulder dislocation and left rotator cuff tear.

Object or substance involved

The employee suddenly fell off the Walkie-Rider onto the hard concrete floor when the PIT came to a sudden stop. The Walkie-Rider came to a sudden stop due to employee losing grip of the control lever while making a very sharp left turn. The momentum caused him to lose balance and fall off onto concrete floor landing on shoulder injuring it.

Summary line

Left shoulder dislocation and rotator cuff tear due to falling off the Walkie-Rider onto (landing on) concrete floor.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.